Australian Games

The Most Anticipated Australian Games of 2021
Let's take a look at the most exciting games releasing this year, from Hollow Knight: Silksong to Dead Static Drive

The Artful Escape Review - A sight and sound to behold
A Melbourne-made, sensory journey of transformation, The Artful Escape revels in galaxy-spanning, mind-altering, maximalist sensation.

The Forgotten City Review - Epitomising the storytelling power of games
From Melbourne studio Modern Storyteller, The Forgotten City empowers you with a sense of complete agency, telling a thought-provoking story…

Review: Wrestledunk Sports sparks party-like joy, even amidst a pandemic
The South Australian-made Wrestledunk Sports pits players against each other in games that can leave everyone roaring with laughter.

Australian-made Kardboard Kings signs with Akupara Games, drops a demo
Kardboard Kings, the debut game from Melbourne-Perth studio Henry's House, was announced as part of the Indie Houses Direct.

6 questions with ACMI prize-winning game developer Dan Ferguson
We talk to Melbourne game developer Daniel Ferguson about his cartoonish, kinetic games, winning the ACMI + RMIT prize, and…

Cult of the Lamb: a look behind the scenes with Melbourne's Massive Monster
Melbourne studio Massive Monster shares the ethos behind Cult of the Lamb, a folk-horror base-building dungeon-crawler.

Phantom Abyss Review - A promising mixture of movement and mystery
The kinetic experience of making your way through hazard-filled temples in Phantom Abyss makes us eager to see what else…

The Australia Council for the Arts wants to fund videogames
The Australia Council's 2021-4 digital culture strategy makes funding videogames a priority, including non-commercial art games.

Phantom Abyss is online multiplayer without the scheduling nightmare
Team WIBY's Ben Marrinan explains how they developed Phantom Abyss for a generation who treats games as a digital living…